Chase Petty, one of the Cincinnati Reds’ top pitching prospects, was the youngest pitcher on Low-A Daytona’s roster until Wednesday.
That’s when the 19-year-old Petty was promoted to High-A Dayton. He’ll be the youngest pitcher to take the mound in the Midwest League this year.
It’s a quick rise for Petty, who was the prospect the Reds received from the Minnesota Twins in the Sonny Gray trade this spring. He was drafted out of Mainland Regional High School in New Jersey with the No. 26 overall pick in the 2021 MLB Draft.
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Petty, a right-hander, had a 0-4 record with a 3.